Usually consumed during the Chinese New Year celebrations, yusheng is a tasty salad made with slices of raw fish and shredded vegetables which are seasoned with spices and various toppings such as peanuts and sesame seeds. The dish is additionally flavored with yusheng sauce, most commonly consisting of plum sauce and sesame oil.

The origins of the dish can be traced to south China, but nowadays, especially since the dish was repopularized in the 1960s in Singapore, the dish is eaten predominantly by the Chinese living in Singapore and Malaysia. Yusheng is typically presented as an appetizer in a multi-course dinner and is served in a very peculiar way - in a ceremony known as lo hei, as each ingredient is added to the plate, people gathered around the table will say auspicious greetings related to that ingredient.

Once all the ingredients have been introduced on the plate, everyone will (on cue, and by using their chopsticks) toss the ingredients as high as they can while at the same time loudly proclaiming their New Year's wishes, and by doing so, predestine themselves to have a prosperous year.